Cargo Carrier

[Iron Clad Lou]

has anyone ordered this one?

 

[Fro-Runner]

What information responses are you searching for?

 

[Iron Clad Lou]

well let me tell you what a piece of junk that one was.....I ordered a different one that was better, but had the wrong folding shank...these bastards at etrailer are the worst to deal with..take it from me, DO NOT BUY FROM THEM!

 

[Baba Booey]

One thing you may want to keep in mind is that the 4Runner's straight tailpipe will heat up whatever you put on this hitch-mounted cargo carrier. I thought about getting a hitch-mounted cargo carrier, but when I read the product description, it said not to use it on a vehicle with a straight tailpipe because it could literally melt some of your cargo.

I think there may be a post on here where that actually happened to someone. One solution I have been contemplating is an attachment that I have seen in Cabela's catalog (I don't see it on their website) which fits into the hitch receiver and raises the cargo carrier much higher. I believe it is designed to allow for a greater departure angle (clearance) for the cargo carrier, but it may solve the straight tailpipe heat problem as well.

 

[Iron Clad Lou]

thanks man...already got it taken care of

 

[CuzzinOlaf]

I bought one that was rated to 600+ pounds... Used it to cart a jetski 1000 miles and it worked great.

 

[Iron Clad Lou]

here's a pic with the one I have ready to go to hunting camp...worked out very well